Saturday, May 21, 2016

SolderSmoke Podcast 187: 2nd Anniversary N6QW. Dayton. Bench Reports. Mailbag



SolderSmoke Podcast #187 is available:

http://soldersmoke.com/soldersmoke187.mp3

Second Anniversary of Pete Juliano's arrival on the SolderSmoke Podcast.

 Dayton and FDIM underway

Bench Reports:
Pete:
-- Repurposing old Circuitry
-- Pete's small Display
-- New Transmitter
-- LBS in Japan and at Dayton

 Bill:
-- S38-E   The lipstick has worn off.
-- Reduction drive for the Mighty Midget's Mate
-- Back to the Barbados Barebones Receiver:
    Which LO to use for 40 Meters with a 5 MHz IF? 
    Sideband Inversion and "Lower Sideband" filters.
    Eradicating WWV with parts from AA1TJ
    Improving VFO stability
    A bandspread/bandset arrangement with fixed caps
    Soul in the Old Machine

 "The Amateur is FRIENDLY..."

MAILBAG





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10 comments:

  1. vk2sjaMay 21, 2016 at 7:39 PM

    Bill, there's nothing wrong with that microphone! But I'm deeply concerned about the poor choice of interconnect cable. You'd best swap that out for some fiber-optic cable quick smart. Make sure you get high quality audio grade fiber-optic cable mind you. ;-)

    Thx again for another great old-fashioned!
    73, Steve

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  2. vk2sjaMay 21, 2016 at 7:41 PM

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    1. vk2sjaMay 21, 2016 at 7:45 PM

      How on earth did auto-mangle change pod-cast to old fashioned???

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  3. Dean HutsellMay 21, 2016 at 11:00 PM

    Another great episode of Soldersmoke. I can't wait to get back on the bench....
    Aloha....AC9JQ

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  4. Dean HutsellMay 21, 2016 at 11:02 PM

    Almost forgot, happy 2nd Pete!!!

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  5. Steve N8NMMay 22, 2016 at 6:56 AM

    Thanks for another great podcast!

    There's a lot of soul in that microphone, not to mention the old sock. Replacing it with something "store bought" would simply be wrong.

    73!

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  6. N6QWMay 23, 2016 at 5:02 PM

    Bill,

    Now that I see it from another angle versus front on -- just keep up what you are doing --there is soul (not to mention and old sock) in that microphone. Don't fix what isn't broke.

    Pete

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  7. KenMay 24, 2016 at 6:07 AM

    Thanks for another great podcast. The Peel Amateur Radio homebrew group, mentioned at the start of the podcast, won 1st prize at FDIM. I am a proud member of the group and it is an awarding project. Thanks to Pete for sharing the project and thanks to Frank VE3FAO for heading the group's project.

    73
    Ken VA3ABN

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  8. UnknownMay 24, 2016 at 10:32 AM

    Be careful trying to use hard drive platters for dial faces. The smaller, more modern hard drives have glass platters, which will shatter into a million sharp pieces *when* you break one.

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  9. UnknownMay 25, 2016 at 11:23 AM

    Lady Ada has picked up the word "Noodling". Coincidence?
    https://youtu.be/Km04zuiKDUE

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